Pillows for Wide People

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I’m not exactly a giant, but my shoulders are pretty wide and my head is extraordinarily heavy. I’ve been dealing with neck pain for quite awhile and have started to snore so bad it keeps my wife up. Tried several different pillows (7 so far) and only one was good. Problem is, it has already compressed so much that my head is below alignment with my shoulders when I sleep on my side and I’m back to neck pain and snoring like an obese grizzly bear. Has anyone found a pillow that’s thick enough to align their head and stiff enough not to compress down to a pancake after a few nights?

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Have you tried a buckwheat pillow? My friend has one and it seems legit.

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Haven’t tried buckwheat but I’m gonna try a 6" firm memory foam one from Amazon tomorrow. If that doesn’t work I’ll definitely give buckwheat a try!

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I stuff two regular pillows into one medium sized case. It makes a nice big firm but soft pillow and helps with that whole neck & shoulder sleep thing.

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I sleep on my side and have used two pillows for decades.

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This might be the move for me. My wife has so fuckin many pillows I feel like I should be able to find 2 that work. Thanks!

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I’ve tried 2 and have had trouble, but I’m wider and stiffer than I’ve ever been so maybe this’ll work now. Gonna try the 2 pillows 1 case move and see if that helps

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I never felt it was necessary to have both pillows in the same pillow case. It is very easy to “fluff” the pillows individually each night before I lay down. I use a king pillow for the bottom pillow, so that the longest pillow is a good base for the top pillow.

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The other thing that helps me is a good knee pillow, and a decent amount of flex in the knee, like doing a step up- laying down. Thats like a kickstand to reduce that rolling over with the the shoulder laterally pinned to the mattress.

We need like outriggers and shoring for stability :rofl:.

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I also use two pillows, but like having them separate so I can slide my elbow between them for extra support.

That buckwheat pillow looks interesting though.

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I place my right hand between them.

Sleep positioning is almost an art form.

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